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OBSESSION (2026) Explained: Why We’re So Obsessed with Curry Barker's Horror Hit | TWPS INVESTIGATES

Why can’t audiences stop talking about Curry Barker’s Obsession? JLB is joined by licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Andrea Letamendi as they investigate the psychology

BUDDY (2026) with Writer/Director CASPER KELLY: Turning Childhood Nostalgia Into Psychological Horror

JLB is joined by CASPER KELLY, the writer/director of BUDDY, the horror movie that took audiences by surprise! Casper takes us behind the scenes of his twisted take on ch

TUSK (2014): Kevin Smith's Horror Movie Was Ahead of the Curve and Predicted the Future | TWPS LISTENER PICK

In 2014, Kevin Smith took some big swings with his (now prophetic) horror movie 'Tusk' that may not have made complete sense at the time but looking back we realize how a

GHOSTWATCH (1992): The Made for TV Movie that Fooled Audiences Years Before BLAIR WITCH Did | TWPS LISTENER PICK

Before Blair Witch was fooling audiences with found footage, the BBC did it in 1992 with Ghostwatch. This British gem is one that you may have missed and one you definite

THE MONSTER SQUAD (1987) with Special Guest Host SARAH NICKLIN | TWPS LISTENER PICK

JLB is joined by SARAH NICKLIN and going back to the year 1987 with The Monster Squad! Today's TWPS Listener Pick was chosen by Brook4tini4real. Follow That Was Pretty S

SCREAM 3 (2000): A Very Worthy and Underrated Threequel That Gives Important Commentary on Hollywood | TWPS LISTENER PICK

Today's listener pick is courtesy of Ellie Quinn and Laura Daly. Thanks to them we head back to Woodsboro by way of Hollywood and compare the reception of Scream 3 back i

THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991): The OSCAR WINNING Slasher Movie

JLB revisits the Oscar winning movie The Silence of the Lambs; he unwraps all of themes and talks about how the movie really is a slasher wearing the skin of a prestige c

THOMAS RONDINELLA & WILLIAM PACE: Writing BLADES in 9 Days, Parodying JAWS & Plans for BLADES 2 | TWPS SCARY TALK

JLB gets more insight into the once forgotten gem from 1989 BLADES when he speaks to THOMAS RONDINELLA (writer/director/producer) and co-writer/producer WILLIAM PACE. The

BATMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES "NOTHING TO FEAR" with writer HENRY GILROY!

It's BATMAN DAY! And to celebrate this, JLB sits down with writer HENRY GILROY who wrote the Batman Animated Series episode 'Nothing to Fear' famous for debuting The Scar

TWPS Scary Talk with ARKIRA CHANTARATANANOND (The Last Kiss)

JLB sits with ARKIRA CHANTARTANANOND who stars in Blumhouse's latest horror romance movie 'The Last Kiss'. She talks about bringing life to her character, her background

TWPS Scary Talk with Director/Writer YOKO OKUMURA (Unseen, The Last Kiss)

JLB welcomes director/writer YOKO OKUMURA to TWPS this week, The two discuss Yoko's early work, her 2022 feature 'Unseen' and her latest venture 'The Last Kiss' that star

HELL OF A SUMMER (2025): Summer Camp is Cinema's Sociological Experiment

JLB breaks down Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk's summer camp horror comedy "Hell of a Summer' and why summer camp is cinema's sociological experiment. Follow That Was Pret

C.H.U.D. (1984): The 80's Horror Movie Directly Tied to JORDAN PEELE's Legacy

C.H.U.D. is both 80's b-movie excellence and quite possibly the best acronym in horror history and has a direct tie in to Jordan Peele's horror legacy. Follow That Was P

TWPS Scary Talk with 'IT ENDS' Director/Writer ALEX ULLOM

JLB sits down with ALEX ULLOM, the director/writer of Neon's 'It Ends'. Alex talks about his long journey making the film, what motivated him to do so and how he made a p

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026)

JLB unwraps all the themes in Ready or Not 2: Here I Come which includes a theory that it exists in the same universe as The Pitt. NOTE: If you haven't listened to the b

Blades (1989) with Special Guest Host MEREDITH BORDERS (Senior Editor of Fangoria) | TWPS Forgotten Gems

TWPS Presents...FORGOTTEN GEMS! A series where we explore the horror movies that have been forgotten or maybe never even noticed at all! Today JLB is joined by Meredith B

SEND HELP (2026): A Reminder of RACHEL MCADAMS' Brilliance and SAM RAIMI being a Master of Chaotic Fun

JLB breaks down all of the chaos and hilarity of Sam Raimi's "Send Help". Follow That Was Pretty Scary on Instagram and TikTok Follow Jon Lee Brody on Instagram Ho

KATE DOLAN: SOULM8TE, the Horror of Human Relationships & the Dark Side of AI Companionship | TWPS SCARY TALK

KATE DOLAN (Director/Writer of 'SOULM8TE') chats with JLB about her expansion into the M3GAN universe, having the film pulled from its theatrical release at one point and

MEGAN LAWLESS: Navigating Fame After OBSESSION, Being Mixed Race, Quitting Her Day Job & BEAR Being the Villain | TWPS SCARY TALK

MEGAN LAWLESS from OBSESSION chats with JLB about the movie taking the world by storm and shares her origin story as well as what life can really be like for an actor whe

THE BRIDE! (2026): The Course Correction Hollywood Needed

JLB breaks down all the themes of Maggie Gyllenhaal's 'THE BRIDE' and how it's a course correction for the 1935 film 'The Bride of Frankenstein'. Follow That Was Pretty